What: Landmarks will be lit pink around Hobart to highlight breast cancer awareness month and the work of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, commencing Sunday 1 October 2017
When: 1 October 2017 to 31 October 2017
Where: Various sites, see below for details
Background:
Pinktober- October is recognised as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and each year here in Tasmania the Hobart Volunteer Committee for the National Breast cancer Foundation (NBCF) light up various spaces pink to shine a spotlight on awareness and to highlight the work that the NBCF does to assist seek answers and improve outcomes for the 1 in 8 women and 1 % of men affected in Australia each year.There is still much to do in the research space and research costs money.
Currently the NBCF is the leading charity that supports breast cancer research in Australia, having raised over $140 million dollars to fund over 470 Australian based research projects since their inception in 1994.
The NBCF rely on community partners, corporate alignments, and local supporters and fundraisers to achieve these results, and locally in Hobart we have a full calendar of events to assist the research aims of the NBCF.
Government House Pinktober Light Up:
Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC has lent her support to the Pinktober light up initiative, and Government House in Hobart will be lit pink, to show support for breast cancer awareness and to promote the value of research to improve outcomes for those in the community impacted by breast cancer.
TasTAFE Collins St:
TasTAFE’s Drysdale hospitality school will also be getting into the spirit as they are big supporters of cancer fundraising and they will have pink lighting and pink ribbon decorations in the adjacent Collins St, as well as a pink cocktail on offer at their Friday night bar across the month.
MMIB Pinktober Light Up Hobart
When: 1 October 2017
Where: Railway Roundabout Fountain, the Elizabeth Mall and Kennedy Lane, and Franklin Square Fountain
To mark the commencement of October, breast cancer awareness month, the MMIB Pinktober Light Up Hobart will see the Hobart City Council’s sites at the Railway Roundabout Fountain, the Elizabeth Mall and Kennedy Lane, and also the Franklin Square Fountain lit up pink to shine a spotlight on breast cancer awareness.
For more information on the NBCF around Tasmania, contact Judi Adams on [email protected], 0415 294 610 or check out social media at www.facebook.com/EventsTasmania for the full calendar of events for the month.
About the NBCF
The NBCF is the only national body that funds life-changing breast cancer research with money raised entirely by the Australian public. Breast cancer is the most common life-threatening cancer facing Australian women, mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and friends, and 1 % of males are also diagnosed each year. With 48 Australians diagnosed each day and over 65,000 Australians living amongst us with breast cancer, there is still much to do.
With 8 Australian’s dying each day, the aspirational goal of the National Breast Cancer Foundation is to see this figure reduced to ZERO deaths from breast cancer by 2030. Research is the only way to prevent deaths, and improve how breast cancer is diagnosed, managed and treated. By funding world-class research, NBCF is leading the way in research projects.
Since 1994, NBCF has awarded more than $140 million to 470 Australian-based research projects to improve the health and well-being of those affected by breast cancer, funding research right across the spectrum – from understanding the fundamental basis of the disease to psychosocial research aimed at improving the quality of life for survivors.
More info on the NBCF is available here:http://nbcf.org.au/about-national-breast-cancer-foundation/about-us/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1566508360095528/
https://nbcf-hostyourown.gofundraise.com.au/page/JudiAdams3
Judi Adams Hobart Volunteer Committee National Breast Cancer Foundation
